Hey guys,
Just got an HP quad core and looking to upgrade the video card from the GeForce 9300GE it came with. I would like something under $200 and will be able to play me most of the games coming out in the next few years at close to max settings.
So is it possible?
Thanks|||I suggest the ATI 4850. Nice card. Basically edges out the Nvidia 9800GTX+ with it winning some gaming benchmarks and the 9800GTX+ winning some. Thing is, when the 9800GTX+ wins its not by a lot and sometimes its so little you wouldn't notice the difference while in some benchmarks, like Bioshock, the 4850 destroys the 9800GTX+. Here's some gaming benchmarks that may help you decide:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.a…
Something to think about is that you will probably have to upgrade the power supply in your HP with one that has both the watts AND +12V amps to power bigger cards if you haven't already done so. Don't need 1000 watts. A Corsair 450 watt PSU will easily power an ATI 4850 or Nvidia 9800GTX+ provided your HP doesn't use a proprietory PSU.
Without knowing what board your HP has I don't know why someone would say that you can "always" buy 2 cards and run CF???|||Being a ATI guy, the ATI Radeon HD 4850 is sure to be a price versus performance champ as the MSRP is $199 and will certainly go lower just like the Radeon HD 3850 did after it was launched.
Reviews: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/731/…
http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-ati-ra…
You can always buy two and crossfire but make sure to cool them...
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